Friday, December 23, 2011

Saw Ryan Bingham on Youtube playing one of these made by Kay under the Old Kraftsman name (Kay made these for Spiegel). The tone was awesome and i decided that I needed another guitar right away. Found a well worn unit on ebay and scored it for about half of what they are going for these days. After some minor adjustments and gluing of some loose binding, it was ready to go. Tthe "zippo" DeArmond single coil pickup and the 0.1 vintage "firecracker" wax and paper tone capacitor rule the dark bluesy tube breakup tone of this recording session star. A very cool find indeed.

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About Me

Thirty Dollar Stella is the roots/americana/alt-country/blues project of tonebender and kreple, two So Cal high desert musicians on a journey of simplification concerning music and the surrounding atmosphere. A less-is-more approach in instruments and recording techniques. Back to basics.
With this project a renewed sense of simplistic well-being has emerged. We'd be right pleased if you'd take time to give it listen and a read and set a spell with us while we drive a little further down this dusty road.